Archives for November 2014

OXFORD:
Peggy Paynter Hobgood, 80, of 6141 Hobgood Rd. died Wednesday, November 26, 2014. A native of Warren County, she was the daughter of Jasper and Lizzie Paynter and the wife of the late William Eugene “Billy” Hobgood.
Mrs. Hobgood helped her husband in their State Farm Insurance office in Oxford and was a homemaker at the home. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
She is survived by two sons George Presley Hobgood of Creedmoor, Henry Crawford and Katherine Hobgood of Continue Reading »

Mildred Wilder Martin, age 85, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was born in Franklin County on November 1, 1929 to the late Julian E. and Lillie Stroud Wilder. Mrs. Martin was a member of Perry’s Chapel Baptist Church.
She is survived by her three daughters, Kathy Lee Mullard and husband, Fred, of Crystal Lake, IL; Lu Ann Hardee and husband, Bill, of Willow Spring, NC; and Linda Martin of Sterling, VA; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was Continue Reading »

Dona B. Henney King, age 86, of Pittsboro, NC died Tuesday, November 25, 2014.
Dona is survived by her son, Matthew Elon Henney of Charlotte, NC.
A visitation will be held Sunday, December 7, 2014 from 12-2 pm at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home Griffin Chapel, 396 West St., Pittsboro, NC 27312.
Hall-Wynne Griffin Chapel is serving the King family.
Please place online condolences at www.hallwynne.com. Continue Reading »

Lavern Griffin Stott, 82, died Saturday, November 22, 2014. Lavern was born July 29, 1932 in Franklin County to the late H. Clemmon and Athaleah Griffin. She worked for the state of North Carolina with the department of Transportation for more than 30 years, retiring in 1990. Lavern was actively involved in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Stott, her brother, Kermit Griffin and a sister, Rosile Tant.
Surviving are: a daughter, Continue Reading »

Alice Johanson passed away November 22, 2014 at her home in Durham, NC after a five year struggle with metastasized breast cancer. Alice was born May 5, 1938 in Hutchinson, MN, to Melvin and Charlotte Lindholm. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Arnold (“Arnie”) Johanson, two daughters, Kaaren Johanson of Durham, and Sara Jensen (Kirk) of Minneapolis, MN, a son Mark Johanson (Carolyn) of St, Paul, MN, four grandchildren, Tyler and Zoë Bartholomew, and Oskar and Claudia Jensen, and two Continue Reading »

John Randolph Carpenter
April 11, 1945 – November 20, 2014
Rann Carpenter, 69, passed away on November 20 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late Virginia Ragan Carpenter and Donald S. Carpenter, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Nancy A. Carpenter; two daughters, Ragan Carpenter Anderson and Mary Randolph Carpenter and brother, Donald S. Carpenter, Jr. After childhood in Shelby, NC, the family moved to Charlotte where he graduated Continue Reading »

DURHAM – Richard D. Sloan, 75, of Durham died Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
A native of New York, Richard was the son of the late Paul Sloan and Mary Cain Sloan.
He enlisted in the US Navy at age 17, serving for seven years, earning two good conduct medals and an armed forces expeditionary medal. Upon leaving the Navy, Richard went to work for IBM in Kingston, NY where he worked in hardware and helped pioneer the once-popular token ring networking. His career brought him to North Carolina Continue Reading »

John McLaughlin October 14, 1936 - November 18, 2014 Fearrington Born in Milwaukee, WI on October 14, 1936, to J. Gerald and Erna Timm McLaughlin, John Bruce McLaughlin passed away at home, peacefully, surrounded by his family, in the warmth of the morning sun on November 18, 2014. In between, he led a full and adventurous life, devoting himself energetically to his wife, children, and friends. Together with his older brother Robert and twin brother Jim, John grew up in Whitefish Bay, WI. Continue Reading »

Tony Morris Turner, 56, died November 15, 2014. He was the son of Marie Green Turner and the late Jasper Morris Turner.
In addition to his mother, Tony is survived by his son, Dylan Turner of Mebane; step-son, Joshua Cherry of Mebane; his brothers, Marcus Turner and wife, Iris, of Raleigh and Roby Alan Turner of Durham; a sister, Phyllis Lutterloh of Durham; and his brother-in-law, Harold Cleveland Wright. He is also survived by his nephews, Daniel, David , Jeremy, and Christian; and nieces, Continue Reading »

Vivian Belle Marino, 90, of Croasdaile Community died Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Vivian was born August 20, 1924 to the late William Jasper Wise and Nina Edna Young Wise. Vivian is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Dominic Joseph Marino on November 11, 2013.
Vivian is survived by; two daughters, Josephine Ann Goeckner of Reno, NV; Nina Hornberger and husband, Robert of Silver Springs, NV; a son, Peter Marino and wife, Christine of Durham; her 10 grandchildren, 7 great Continue Reading »